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> [Magic is something that happens that appears to be impossible. What I call 'illusion magic' uses laws of science and nature that are already known. Real magic uses laws that haven't yet been discovered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/magic-is-something-that-happens-that-appears-to-be-impossible-what-i/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

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## More by Doug Henning

> [The reason I can give wonder is that I feel wonder about the world: the stars, a tree, my body - everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/the-reason-i-can-give-wonder-is-that-i-feel-wonder-about-the-world/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [Wonder is a very subtle, precious emotion, often lost in the gross hustle and bustle of modern life. When we feel wonder, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/wonder-is-a-very-subtle-precious-emotion-often-lost-in-the-gross/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [The art of a magician is to create wonder. If we live with a sense of wonder, our lives become filled with joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/the-art-of-a-magician-is-to-create-wonder-if-we-live-with-a-sense-of/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [When I was in college, being a magician was not the classiest thing to be. It was like being a folk singer before Bob…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/when-i-was-in-college-being-a-magician-was-not-the-classiest-thing-to/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [Wonder is very necessary in life. When we're little kids, we're filled with wonder for the world - it's fascinating and miraculous. A lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/wonder-is-very-necessary-in-life-when-we-re-little-kids-we-re-filled/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [I don't put a girl in a box and clap my hands three times, and she's gone. I get in the box, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/i-don-t-put-a-girl-in-a-box-and-clap-my-hands-three-times-and-she-s/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [If I produce a 450-pound Bengal tiger, it's going to create a lot more wonder than if I produce a rabbit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/if-i-produce-a-450-pound-bengal-tiger-it-s-going-to-create-a-lot-more/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [Magic is something that happens that appears to be impossible. What I call 'illusion magic' uses laws of science and nature that are already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/magic-is-something-that-happens-that-appears-to-be-impossible-what-i/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [The hard must become habit. The habit must become easy. The easy must become beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/the-hard-must-become-habit-the-habit-must-become-easy-the-easy-must/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [When I did my first few television specials, my illusions were so advanced that it took a couple of years before the other illusionists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/when-i-did-my-first-few-television-specials-my-illusions-were-so/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [Now there was no wonder in the Statue of Liberty illusion because he, Copperfield, attempted to do something so large that it stretched the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/now-there-was-no-wonder-in-the-statue-of-liberty-illusion-because-he/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [I have a policy of not saying anything negative about anything another magician does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/i-have-a-policy-of-not-saying-anything-negative-about-anything/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

> [It's important to me to create the largest wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-henning/it-s-important-to-me-to-create-the-largest-wonder/)

[Doug Henning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-henning/)

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